The Mitre (Alaska)

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Coordinates: 61°15′48″N 148°57′22″W / 61.26333°N 148.95611°W / 61.26333; -148.95611
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The Mitre
North aspect of The Mitre from Eklutna Lake
Highest point
Elevation6,651 ft (2,027 m)[1]
Prominence1,751 ft (534 m)[1]
Parent peakBenign Peak (7,235 ft)[2]
Isolation2.37 mi (3.81 km)[2]
Coordinates61°15′48″N 148°57′22″W / 61.26333°N 148.95611°W / 61.26333; -148.95611[1]
Geography
The Mitre is located in Alaska
The Mitre
The Mitre
Location of The Mitre in Alaska
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughAnchorage
Protected areaChugach State Park
Parent rangeChugach Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Anchorage B-6

The Mitre is a 6,651-foot (2,027 m) mountain

U.S. Board on Geographic Names. In the Denaʼina language, this mountain is known as Idlu Bena Dghelaya, meaning Mountain of Plural Objects Lake.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Mitre is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Weather systems coming off the Gulf of Alaska are forced upwards by the Chugach Mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −20 °F. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains to Cook Inlet via the Eklutna River.

See also

Gallery

  • The Mitre in lower left
    The Mitre in lower left
  • The Mitre and Benign Peak (right) from north
    The Mitre and Benign Peak (right) from north

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Mitre, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. ^ a b "Mitre, The - 6,650' Alaska". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. ^ Donald J. Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, 1967, page 649.
  4. ^ "The Mitre". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. ^ James Kari and James A. Fall, Shem Pete's Alaska, 2nd Ed. 2003. Page 324.
  6. ISSN 1027-5606
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